I am the villain in the book

Wei Changtian had never quite understood the system's ranking of the thirteen Children of Destiny.

Was it based on the first letter of their names?

Clearly not.

Individual strength?

That wasn't right either, considering that Ning Yongnian, ranked thirteenth, was already a Third-Rank when he became a Child of Destiny.

Was it a random ranking?

That was possible, but it felt a bit too frivolous.

Wei Changtian pondered this question for a long time and eventually came to a conclusion.

That was, perhaps the ranking was based on the strength of each Destiny Divine Beast.

Of course, this was just a guess.

After all, Wei Changtian didn't know how to compare the strength of the various Destiny Divine Beasts; in his opinion, they all seemed pretty damn strong.

In addition, the matter wasn't that important, so he stopped dwelling on it.

But in fact, the ranking of the Children of Destiny was indeed based on this.

The higher the ranking, the stronger the ability of the Destiny Divine Beast.

However, the difference in strength wasn't significant, so it was difficult to detect.

In that case, Chu An, ranked third, and his Candle Dragon should undoubtedly be the most impressive ones Wei Changtian had encountered so far.

The Dao of Destruction.

If Wei Changtian knew what Chu An's Heavenly Dao Divine Power was, he would probably exclaim, "Sounds awesome!"

And that was indeed the case.

Compared to others, Chu An's Heavenly Dao Divine Power was indeed the most destructive, even surpassing Yun Lian's "Dao of Calamity," which was also known for its destructive power.

However, contrary to the awesomeness of his Divine Power, Chu An seemed to be the most "unremarkable" of all the Children of Destiny.

You should know that after becoming Children of Destiny, everyone else was full of ambition, ready to make a great plan.

For example, Ning Yongnian was preparing to unify the world.

Bai Youheng used the Gu Diao to slaughter three million people in Yuanzhou City, and his realm directly soared to Second-Rank.

Shen Ran not only became the Holy Son of the Kui Xing Academy but also went to the Spring Dragon Poetry Competition to defeat the Poetry Saint Su Wu to prove his literary talent.

Tang Chen joined the army and, overnight, ferreted out over a hundred spies, becoming a favorite in Yan Huanwen's eyes.

Thinking about it this way, it seemed that only Yun Lian and Xu Quan didn't have much "personal pursuit."

But the reason why these two were like this was all because of "love."

Yun Lian wanted to avenge Wu Tianqing, and Xu Quan came to find Xu Suisui, which prevented them from realizing their ambitions.

Even so, both of them had their "highlight moments."

After all, there weren't many people who could destroy the Tianluo Sect's mountain gate single-handedly.

Obviously, becoming a Child of Destiny had greatly changed the lives of the people above.

Only Chu An seemed to be the same as before. It had been more than two years since he became a Child of Destiny, but he was still just a small retainer in Gongsun Yan's mansion, and his realm hadn't improved significantly.

In fact, he hadn't even used his Heavenly Dao Divine Power once in the past two years.

This was undoubtedly a bit unbelievable.

It was as if he possessed a gold mine but didn't know it. For the past two years, Chu An had been living an ordinary life, without changing anything because of becoming a Child of Destiny.

If others knew about this, they would definitely scold him for "wasting God's gifts."

But Chu An didn't think there was anything wrong with what he was doing, nor did he feel any regret.

Who stipulated that after having the ability, one must climb up?

He didn't want to pursue the power that everyone flocked to, nor did he want to possess the strength to kill at will.

Objectively speaking, there was no right or wrong in Chu An's "willingness to be ordinary."

Compared to Ning Yongnian, Bai Youheng, and others who had already died, this might not be a bad choice.

It was just that, most of the time, a person's life wasn't entirely determined by their subjective will.

And now, Chu An, who had been drawn into this vortex, was already on the verge of being "forced to change."

"Huff!"

A gust of night wind blew through the bamboo forest, and the bamboo leaves rustled like gravel rolling on the ground.

Clenching his fists, Chu An, hidden in the darkness, silently looked at the only faint light in the bamboo forest and sighed softly.

The next morning.

The sun hadn't been up for long, it was only Chen Shi (7-9 am), but an ordinary carriage without any markings had already slowly stopped at a street corner not far from the Bamboo Lodge.

The man in black, who had been guarding here all night, immediately ran to the carriage and said a few words to the person in the carriage before walking into the lobby of the inn.

When he came out again, he was accompanied by a young female shopkeeper.

The woman stood in front of the inn, watching the carriage slowly approach until Gongsun Yan stepped out of the carriage.

Seeing the prince, the woman quickly knelt down to greet him, and then Gongsun Yan very politely helped her up.

The two stood outside the door and exchanged a few polite words before walking into the inn together.

However, after taking two steps, the woman suddenly turned her head back quietly, as if looking for something.

Unfortunately, it was still early, and there were few pedestrians on the street, so she certainly couldn't find the person she was looking for.

"Shopkeeper Qin, how long has Young Master Wei been staying here?"

In front of her, Gongsun Yan's voice suddenly made the woman retract her gaze and stop looking around.

"Your Highness, only two days."

"Oh, then did they go out last night?"

"Yes, last night the young master and his wife went to the West Market to stroll around... Your Highness, has something happened?"

"It's nothing, you don't need to be so nervous. I'm here today just to discuss horse business with Young Master Wei."

"Ah?"

"..."

Soon, the conversation grew softer and softer, and Gongsun Yan and Qin He quickly walked into the inn's lobby.

But Chu An was still staring at the inn's door, his expression extremely complicated.

Not long after, the man in black came out of the door again, hurried across the street and came to him, whispering:

"Xiao An, go in."

"Brother Zhang..."

Chu An suddenly raised his head, his eyes full of surprise.

Seeing this, the man in black smiled gently, patted him on the shoulder and explained:

"I just told the prince about you and the shopkeeper's wife."

"The prince cares for his subordinates and allows you to go and explain it to her clearly, and temporarily take her to another place to avoid trouble."

"But be quick, this place will definitely need a lot of manpower."

"Yes! I understand!"

Chu An was overjoyed when he heard the man in black's words, and hurriedly thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you, Brother Zhang!"

"What are you thanking me for?"

The man in black waved his hand: "Thank the prince for his accomplishment. Just do your job well in the future."

"I will remember it!"

The worries of the night were swept away, Chu An breathed a sigh of relief, and asked in a low voice:

"Brother Zhang, then I..."

"Go."

"Yes!"

"..."

With the man in black's permission, Chu An didn't wait any longer and immediately appeared from his hiding place and hurried towards the Bamboo Lodge.

At the same time, Qin He was also standing outside the small courtyard, looking at Li Zimu opposite with a complicated expression and whispering:

"Miss Li, Prince An has arrived, saying that he wants to request, to see Young Master Wei..."